Emergency automobile-tire.



P. L. BIGSBY. EMERGENCY AUTOMOBILE TIRE.

AAAAAAAAAA N FILED 00T 3,1911.

31,@55238 Patented, Mar. 25, 19MB.

INVENTOR The present invention relates in general4 to vehicle tires, and more particularly to an emergency tire which adapted to he temporarily applied to an automobil-c, motorA cycle, or other vehicle, should the usual pneii-- matic tire become pnnctnred, the said einergency tire enabling' the automobile to be taken Ato a repair shop without danger or riin cntting,r or injuring; the pnnctnred tire.

rlhe ob"ect of the invention is to provide an emergency automobile tire which is very simple and inexpensive in its construction, Which can he readily applied to a vehicle Wheel or removed therefrom, and which vvill permit the vehicle to be moved Without' vdanger of injuringv the pnnctnrod'pneumatic tire.

i further object oi? the invention is to provide an emergency tire which comprises few and durable parts, which can be adjusted to lit the wheel, and which will occupy a comparatively small amount oi' space when not in use.

lilith. these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements oit the parte as Will more fully appear as the description pro-- lceeds, the novel features thereof being pointedout in then -)ended claims.

For a full undestanding of the invention, reference is to loe had to vthe following description and accompanying drawings, in

whicht- Figure l is a side elevation olf an tire constin in accordance with the invention,- portions being broken away and shown in section. 2 is an enlarged sectional view throi i the abutting ends oi the tire, and Fig-1B .is a transverse sectional vievvon the line -'l of Fig. 2

Correspending` and like parte are referred to in the following des `'iption and indicated in all the views of the drawings hy the saine reference characters.

Specifically describing hodiinent oi' the -irrrentior designates the body j gency tireD the said hoo1 the preeent ernthe n merel l of 'the emerv portion beine; comreadily raeentee nar. a5, rola.

tien filed lletoher E, will Serial No. 652,673.

posed oi' suitable material such as rope. In the event the hody portion is composed of rope, it may be treated with tar, pitch, rubberoid paint, or any other suitable substance., and if desired the rope may he inclosed in an enter easingI o3? canvas, leather, 0r the like. This hody portion l is designed to vhe fitted to the lWheel and the ends thereof brought together, as indicated in Fig. 1. A cylindrical shell 2 is embedded in each end olf the rope body portion, the said shells being both internally and externally threaded; lhe rope body portion l is held in a close engagement with the exterior of the cylindrical shell by means of a binding 3 of Wire or similar material, and the said cylindrical shells may loe Conveniently formed of sheet that the interior ott the shell will engage a: screw in the usual manner, While the exterior ot' the shellyis provided with annular ribs so as to be readily engaged by the rope. The opposite'ends of the rope body portion are each provided with a cap 4 of yrubber or similar material, the said cap serving to hold all ot the iiloers closely together and to retain the binding Wire 3 securely-in position. The loose strands of the rope are thereby proporly cared for, so that the ends of the body portion have smooth surfacesadapted to lit against each other.

The inner end of each of the cylindrical shells 2 is provided with a conical or tapered portion 5 which is internally threaded to engage a stein 6, the outer end of the stem being; connected to a Suitable cahlesuch a`s the twisted Wire chain 7 extending through the center of the rope, while the innerend of the stein has a square or angular'head 8 adapted to be engaged by a suitable key. lili/.turning the stem 6 and moving them in and ont as may he required the chain or cahle 7 may be tightened or loosened to admit ot the tire being properly tted tothe Wheel. @ne or the cylindrical shells 2 has a right hand thread, While the opposite'cylindrical shell 2 has a left hand thread, the said shells being engaged by opposite ends of a right and lett hand threaded bolt 9. The middle portion ot this bolt is provided at a point between the right and left hand threaded ends thereof-With transverse'openings 10 adapted to receive a pin or key for the purpose of tnrnine; the bolt to bring. the ends of the hody portion toward `or away 'from each other. lt will thus he obvious that the primary adjustment is brought about through the medium of the threaded stems 6, While the emergency tire is finally clamped in po sition upon the wheel through the medium of the right and left hand threaded bolt 9. As previously explained, this emergency tire is merely designed to be temporarily applied to a vehicle Wheel after the usual pneumatic tire has become punctured, the said emergency tire enabling the automobile or like vehicle to be taken to a repair shop Without danger of rim cutting or injuring the punctured tire.

Having thus described the invention,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iszl. A tire fastening device adapted for use in. conjunction with a tire, comprising tubular shells fitted in opposite ends of the tire and formed of. sheet material, the 'said tubular shells having right and left hand threads respectively pressed outwardly from the interior thereof, a cap applied to each end of the tire to reinforce said ends, a cable extending longitudinally through the tire,

ythe ends of the cable having an operative the tubular shells to admit of the ends of the y tire being moved toward and away from each other. y

2. A device for fastening the ends of a tire including rightand left hand internally threaded shells fitted in opposite ends of the tire, stems threaded in the inner ends of the shells, the outer ends of the stems having a polygonal lformation to admit of the stems being turned from the interior of the shells, a cable extending longitudinally through the tire and having the ends thereof connected to the respective stems, and a right and left hand threaded bolt connecting' the shells to admit of the ends of theA tire being moved toward and away from each other.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. BIGSBY. Witnesses:

J. N. Wncconnn, L.'VAN H. GERDINE. 

